Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is M&S Food Vegetable Ratatouille ultra-processed?

300 g Prepared vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Vegetable Ratatouille

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 12 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed prepared vegetables

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tomatoes, Onions, Red Peppers 11%, Aubergines 10%, Courgettes 10%, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Purée, Salt, Cornflour, Basil, Dried Oregano, Thyme

As written on the pack

Tomatoes, Onions, Red Peppers (11%), Aubergines (10%), Courgettes (10%), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Purée, Salt, Cornflour, Basil, Dried Oregano, Thyme

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 273 prepared vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 58% of the prepared vegetables here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 273 prepared vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00858632, last edited 9 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.